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Pied Oystercatcher breeding season is here again!

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There are numerous species of raptors around Broome including Black Kites and Whistling Kites. We have observed Pied Oystercatcher parents chase of White-bellied Sea-Eagles and unfortunately there are feral cats and feral foxes have become more prevalent too. The post Pied Oystercatcher breeding season is here again!

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. So, is that it?

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Living With Us

4 The Love Of Animals

Much more than just watching the wild things being coached into a life less feral, Living With Us is a subtle and tender study of inter-species interaction. Living With Us originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 29, 2010. You can watch it here, or visit the link above to view it on the Spine TV website.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. The guide covers 477 species, an expansion of 35 from the second edition, which was published in 1991. The AOU has not accepted that split.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version.

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